Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Ethiopia

Primary school enrollment in Ethiopia in 2015 — 84.6%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 135. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 55.2 pp.

2015 84.6% −0.5 pp vs 2014
World rank 112of 135
Period maximum 85.1%2014
Period minimum 19.2%1994

Trend over time

1987–2015 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Ethiopia, 1987–2015025507510019871990199319961999200220052008201120141987: 29.4%1988: 30%1989: 28.7%1994: 19.2%1995: 21.9%1996: 26.2%1998: 33.7%1999: 35.7%2000: 40.2%2001: 43.9%2002: 46.1%2003: 46.8%2004: 49.6%2005: 60.4%2006: 65%2007: 70.1%2008: 75.8%2009: 75.4%2010: 73.4%2011: 77.2%2012: 78.5%2014: 85.1%2015: 84.6%
Change over the period: +55.2 pp Annual average: 1.97 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 84.6%
World 89.2%
Primary school enrollment — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 84.6 −0.5 pp
2014 85.1
2012 78.5 +1.3 pp
2011 77.2 +3.9 pp
2010 73.4 −2 pp
2009 75.4 −0.4 pp
2008 75.8 +5.7 pp
2007 70.1 +5.1 pp
2006 65 +4.6 pp
2005 60.4 +10.8 pp
2004 49.6 +2.8 pp
2003 46.8 +0.7 pp
2002 46.1 +2.1 pp
2001 43.9 +3.8 pp
2000 40.2 +4.5 pp
1999 35.7 +2 pp
1998 33.7
1996 26.2 +4.2 pp
1995 21.9 +2.8 pp
1994 19.2
1989 28.7 −1.3 pp
1988 30 +0.6 pp
1987 29.4

Eastern Africa, 2015

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.